soap
A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning productsA metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.
» Tom got soap in his eyes.
В глаза Тому попало мыло.
Тому в очі потрапило мило.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.
(broadly, countable, informal, uncountable)Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.
I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.
She went to the shop to buy soap, but they had run out.
Seife
мы́лоmýlo
ми́лоmýlo
(countable, slang, uncountable)Money, specially when used as a bribe.
money offered as a bribe
(countable, informal)A soap opera.
(countable)A solid masonry unit or brick reduced in depth or height from standard dimensions.
(slang, uncountable)Thiopental (sodium pentothal)
Examples
335 sentencesTom got soap in his eyes.
Тому в очі потрапило мило. — deniko
ruВ глаза Тому попало мыло. — odexed
I got soap in my eyes.
Мені мило в очі потрапило. — deniko
ruМне мыло в глаза попало. — marafon
deMir ist Seife in die Augen geraten! — al_ex_an_der
We wash our hands with soap.
Ми миємо руки з милом. — rmdas
ruМы моем руки с мылом. — odexed
deWir waschen uns die Hände mit Seife. — mrdax
I need some soap.
Мені потрібне мило. — deniko
ruМне нужно мыло. — marafon
deIch brauche etwas Seife. — Yorwba
There isn't any soap.
Мила немає. — aandrusiak
ruМыла нет. — shanghainese
deEs ist keine Seife da. — Manfredo
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sope, sape, from Old English sāpe (“soap, salve”), from Proto-West GerFrom Middle English sope, sape, from Old English sāpe (“soap, salve”), from Proto-West Germanic *saipā, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *seyp- (“to pour out, drip, trickle, strain”).
Probably an abbreviation of sodium pentothal.
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Forms
plural: soapsSynonyms
7 synonyms- street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate:scoopmaxliquid ecstasygrievous bodily harmgoopGeorgia home boyeasy lay
Word family
111 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- hands with soap
- soap and water
- some soap